LAGOS JUNE 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The coffin of slain Congolese independence hero Patrice Lumumba returned to his home on Wednesday for an emotionally charged tour and burial, more than six decades after his assassination. A plane took Lumumba’s mortal remains — a tooth that ex-colonial power Belgium handed over to his family on Monday — from Brussels…
LAGOS JUNE 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Villagers rushed to bury the dead Thursday and dug by hand through the rubble of their homes in search of survivors of a powerful earthquake in eastern Afghanistan that killed at least 1,000 people. The Taliban and the international community that fled their takeover struggled to bring help to the disaster’s victims….
LAGOS JUNE 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-An earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan early Wednesday, killing at least 255 people, authorities said. Information remained scarce on the magnitude 6 temblor that struck Paktika province, but it comes as the international community largely has left Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover of the country last year amid the chaotic withdrawal of the…
LAGOS JUNE 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler arrived in Egypt, beginning a rare regional tour that will also seek to build bridges with former rival Turkey. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi will discuss ways to enhance ties between the two nations as well as regional and international political issues,…
LAGOS JUNE 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Refugees International has Warned against United Kingdom plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda stressing that it violates the fundamental right of people to seek asylum. The Group in a statement signed by Sarah Sheffer, Vice President for Strategic Outreach Refugees International pointed out that by neglecting its obligations, the UK risks…
LAGOS JUNE 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A new survey of more than 4,500 young people in Africa, aged 18-24, has found that 52% of them are likely to consider emigrating in the next few years, citing economic hardship and education opportunities as the top reasons. The BBC spoke to five young people in Nigeria and South Africa who…
LAGOS JUNE 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-On Tuesday, the 14th of June, 2022, Mr. Peter Obi informed Nigerians via his twitter handle of his trip to Egypt, to understudy by what miracle the third biggest economy in Africa after South-Africa and Nigeria moved their power generation from 20,000 Megawatts to over 40,000 megawatts in four years. Ironically, Nigeria…
LAGOS JUNE 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Update, 6/16/22: The Smithsonian Institution voted to repatriate 29 of its 39 Benin bronzes to Nigeria, and plans to return to Nigeria’s National Commission for Museums and Monuments “at a later date.” It’s as yet unclear what the institution plans to do with the remaining 10 bronzes. Original, 3/9/22: The Smithsonian Institution…